Short "a" sound followed by "te":
* hate
* mate
* rate
* skate
* state
* fate
* gate
* plate
Other words with similar vowel sounds and "te" endings:
* grate (like "great")
* abate (like "abate")
* innate (like "in-ate")
* rotate (like "ro-tate")
* vacate (like "va-cate")
Remember, these are just some examples, and there are many other words with similar patterns.